Comments for Writing About Music

Comment on Imaginary Barlines by Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:58:56 +0000

Excellent information, and beautifully put.
Just what I was looking for.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Comment on Tables in MS Word: Lyric Sheets by John P

John P — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:18:07 +0000

I’ve been using tables for layouts in Word for years. Appreciate the tutorial. Creating a nice clean lyric sheet helps with an artist presentation.

Comment on Sheet Music Cabinets (a Rant) by jfeist

jfeist — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:12:57 +0000

Yeah.

I think antique stores would be your best bet.

Comment on Sheet Music Cabinets (a Rant) by Mike Garrick

Mike Garrick — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:23:01 +0000

I completely agree, it a rediculous way of organising music, however they look very pretty.

So, where can i get one? I need one of a similar size to the photo.

Comment on Ten Thousand Hours and Tortoise Reform by Tony Peterson

Tony Peterson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:22:09 +0000

Fantastic article, Jonathan! Truly inspiring.

Comment on Projectize Your Musical Studies by Erick

Erick — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:59:01 +0000

wow!!!!!! thank you so much!!! this is very helpful advice.

Comment on Sheet Music Cabinets (a Rant) by jfeist

jfeist — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:24:02 +0000

I think the best way to organize sheet music is a file cabinet, if you can find one that they will fit in. That can also hold books, or you can put books on a bookshelf, but you won’t like sheet music on a bookshelf.

Seriously, a Sears tool cabinet for your family room? C’mon….

Comment on Sheet Music Cabinets (a Rant) by Rachel E Clark

Rachel E Clark — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:27:33 +0000

Aw geez, and I was just about to buy one of those storage cabinets you dis. Well, perhaps you are right. I was in Sears in the tools section and they have some mighty fine storage cabinets that accept fifty pounds per shelf. They just don’t look quite right in my family room, though. What’s a person with a lot o sheet music and instruction books and hymnals to do?

Comment on Sheet Music Cabinets (a Rant) by Mary Avery

Mary Avery — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:09:08 +0000

Yes, I love and hate them.

I’ve begun using one of mine for storing copies of my works-in-progress, and somehow that is less frustrating to me than storing sheet music or music books in it.

Comment on Cross-Footing and Creativity by jfeist

jfeist — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:10:44 +0000

Hi Darren,

Here’s a link to my Project Management for Musicians course.

http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/course/project-management-for-musicians?program=music_business

The process you’re describing maps pretty well to the formal PM approaches, going from vision through execution (doing the work), and then carefully allocating resources (time, money, gear, people, etc.) to address the needs of your intended end result. There are many good systems and clearly defined approaches that bring all this under control, reduce risk, and generally simplify logistics to help you focus on your art, and that’s what my course attempts to cover. Feel free to email me if you have any specific questions. Thanks for writing!